Two princesses from two very different worlds find
themselves vying for the same handsome Prince's affections,
and in doing so, their lives are interconnected for the
rest of their lives.
In Carolyn Turgeon's latest book, MERMAID, she takes on the
daunting task of re-telling the beloved Hans Christian
Anderson fairytale of "The Little Mermaid." And she handles
the undertaking with grace, presenting a tale filled with
well-written prose, and just the slightest touch of magic --
just the ingredients necessary for any good love story.
The lovely Margrethe is living in an isolated convent, shut
away from everything and everyone she loves. Thought to be
a simple novice, she is actually a princess in hiding. Her
father is the king of the Northern lands, and there is talk
of war brewing with the Southern lands, so he has hidden
his only child away from the danger. Little did he realize
danger was closer than he ever dreamed.
Red-haired Lenia is the youngest daughter to the Sea queen,
a mermaid that lives in the sea near the convent. She loves
her home in the water, but finds herself constantly longing
for more than she has. On her eighteenth birthday, she is
permitted to travel to the surface for a quick viewing.
While up above, Lenia is caught in a terrible storm and
sees a large ship on the brink of sinking forever. In a
moment of weakness, she rescues a man from drowning,
carrying him instead to land and dropping him at the feet
of Margrethe.
It is this act of unselfish heroism that will ultimately
bind these two women from very different worlds together
forever. Both girls fall in love with the handsome Prince
Christian, son of the Southern King. While Margrethe makes
plans to bring peace to her country by uniting the two
families together, Lenia makes the unimaginable sacrifice
to gain her heart's desire -- she gives up her beautiful
voice, and her way of life, to be able to spend the rest of
her days as a human girl -- a decision that would bring her
to the heights of love, and the depths of despair all too
soon.
Carolyn Turgeon stays faithful to the original story of the
young mermaid who gives up everything for love in this
beautiful fable, but she also adds her own twist to the
tale, bringing in an element of sensuality and eroticism
that make this version very much an adult story.
Two sheltered princesses, one wounded warrior; who will live
happily ever after?
Princess Margrethe has been hidden away while her kingdom is
at war. One gloomy, windswept morning as she stands in a
convent garden overlooking the icy sea, she witnesses a
miracle: a glittering mermaid emerging from the waves, a
nearly drowned man in her arms. By the time Margrethe
reaches the shore, the mermaid has disappeared into the sea.
As Margrethe nurses the handsome stranger back to health,
she learns that not only is he a prince, he is also the son
of her father's greatest rival. Sure that the mermaid
brought this man to her for a reason, Margrethe devises a
plan to bring peace to her kingdom.
Meanwhile, the mermaid princess Lenia longs to return to the
human man she carried to safety. She is willing to trade her
home, her voice, and even her health for legs and the chance
to win his heart….
A surprising take on the classic tale, Mermaid is the story
of two women with everything to lose. Beautifully written
and compulsively readable, it will make you think twice
about the fairytale you heard as a child, keeping you in
suspense until the very last page.
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